American History Online
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Information Type: Full text: encyclopedia articles, primary documents, images
Description: American History Online is a comprehensive and authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events, and topics in United States history. Spanning more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, this invaluable reference source is organized by content type, topic, era, and activity as well as by the National Standards for U.S. History. Thousands of fully hyperlinked entries allow users to follow a topic to related biographies, primary source documents, and images. Web links direct users to some of the web’s best educational sites.
Coverage: Colonial America through the present
Update Frequency: Irregular
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Use of this resource is restricted to current Community College of Allegheny County students, faculty and staff, and may be used for individual research purposes only. Any other use is prohibited.